Pegasus Bridge - Benouville D-Day 1944

Informationen zum Autor Will Fowler has worked in journalism and publishing since 1972, reporting for European, American, Asian and Arabic magazines from Europe, the USA, the Middle East, China and SE Asia. Among his more than 30 published books is MAA 133 Battle for the Falklands: Land Forces. A TA soldier for 30 years, he was commissioned from the ranks in 4th Bn Royal Green Jackets, and volunteered for Operation 'Granby' in the Gulf, 1990-91. In 1993 he graduated from the French Army reserve staff officers course at the École Militaire, Paris. Will is married and lives in Romsey, Hampshire. Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. He began his career in 1987 after graduating from Austin Peay State University. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani, and Édouard Detaille. Klappentext The night before D-Day, light infantry and a detachment of Royal Engineers landed by gliders at Pegasus Bridge, which spanned the Caen Canal. Quickly overwhelming the guards, they managed to hold the bridge and help prevent German reinforcements from reaching the British landing beaches. Will Fowler provides a detailed blow-by-blow account of this classic wartime raid.A detailed, step-by-step account of one of the greatest war-time raids that helped to ensure the Allied success on D-Day. Zusammenfassung The night before D-Day, light infantry and a detachment of Royal Engineers landed by gliders at Pegasus Bridge, which spanned the Caen Canal. Quickly overwhelming the guards, they managed to hold the bridge and help prevent German reinforcements from reaching the British landing beaches. This book provides an account of this wartime raid.

Product details

• Authors: Will Fowler, Fowler Will
• Assisted by: Tim Brown (Illustration), Alan Gilliland (Illustration), Mariusz Kozik (Illustration), Kozik Mariusz (Illustration), Johnny Shumate (Illustration), Shumate Johnny (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.06.2010
• EAN: 9781846038488
• ISBN: 978-1-84603-848-8
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 182 mm x 244 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Raid; Raid
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; France, European History, HISTORY / Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Warfare & defence, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, War and defence operations, Battles and campaigns